Dr. Medge Owen, Founder of Kybele, Inc. and Professor of Anesthesiology at Wake Forest University Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC has just been selected as a final contestant of Cookie Magazine's Smart Cookie Awards. As 1 of the top five finalists, Dr. Owen has the opportunity to win a $35,000 cash award for her outstanding work in Kybele and the money will go directly to the organization.

But we need your help to win! In order to help Dr. Owen and Kybele, Inc. to receive this award, we are asking you to go to cookiemag.com/go/smartcookie and place your vote by February 8, 2008.CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL PRESS RELEASE.

The contest begins at 12:01am ET on 1/9/08 and ENDS AT 11:59pm ET on 2/8/08. Only one vote per person/e-mail address may be entered. No purchase is necessary to vote. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.

Latest Update: Unfortunately, Dr. Owen did not win the Cookie Magazine Contest. Thank you to all who voted and showed their support.

Kybele is a non-profit 501(c)3 humanitarian organization dedicated to improving childbirth safety worldwide through educational partnerships. The role of Kybele is to bring professional medical teams into host countries, to work alongside doctors and nurses in their home hospitals, and to improve healthcare standards. Kybele volunteers model teamwork and compassion in real life and death situations, sharing knowledge when it matters the most.